Bulls' Rose (ACL) taking full contact in practice

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Jan 30, 2013

Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Wednesday that Derrick Rose is now taking "full contact" and the only thing left in his return from ACL surgery is putting in more time and then getting acclimated to a game situation. ESPNChicago.com reports that Bu… (more)lls coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters Wednesday that Rose, who is rehabilitating from an ACL tear in his left knee suffered last April, has participated in “full contact” portions of practice. Thibodeau added before Wednesday's game that Rose has been taking full contact in practice for a few days, but did not specify exactly when he started. Rose began practicing with the Central Division-leading Bulls in December, but was initially limited to running, shooting and walk-through work. “I got a lot of confidence with the team that we have,” Rose said in the video campaign’s final episode. Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and executive vice president John Paxson said recently they're going to be cautious with the 2010-11 MVP. "You have to understand that in practice you're striving to get as close to a game-like intensity as you can, but you also have to understand that you're not going to be able to get there, so that will be a whole different level.